6 BAUSTELLATA. — LEPIDOPTERA. 



ceded by a pale undulated striga, which forms its anterior outline : cilia cine- 

 reous, with darker spots : posterior wings white, with a somewhat interrupted 

 marginal fuscous streak : cUia rufescent. 

 Some examples are of a deep fuscous or rufescent tinge, clouded with blacky 

 with two strigae, and a marginal fascia dusky : — others are very pale testaceous, 

 scarcely clouded, with a deep black mark in the centre of the wings resembling 

 the letter X, with an arcuated striga of black lunules behind the middle: — 

 while some are nearly immaculate. 



Extremely abundant in the autumn in some years, though in 

 general somewhat rare. In 1818 and 1819 it was in the utmost 

 profusion at Birch-wood and its vicinity. " Epping." — Mr. H, 

 Douhlcday. " Alderley." — Rev. E. Staiihy. " Kimpton ." — Rev. 

 G. T. Rudcl 



+ Sp. 4. connexa? Alis anticis albido-cinereis, fascia in medio bifida fused 

 lineola obscuriore conjunctd, posticis cinereis Jivibrid saturatiore. (Exp. alar^ 

 1 unc. 4 lin.) 



No. connexa ? Bork. ? — Ha. connexa. Steph. Catal. pt. ii. p. 84. No. 6229. 



Head and thorax cinereous, the latter with brownish streaks : anterior wings 

 whitish-ash, with a black lineola at the base, and a bifid central fuscous 

 fascia, united by an obscure dusky streak, as in many individuals of the last 

 described insect ; the stigmata are rather pale, with the posterior clouded with 

 dusky ; the posterior margin of the wing is slightly clouded with fuscous, 

 and has a faint and slightly undulated striga: posterior wings ashy-gray, 

 with the margins darker, or fuscescent. 



There is a specimen of this insect, I believe, in Mr. Haworth's 

 cabinet, which he obtained from that of the lute Mr. Francillon ; 

 ctf its locality I am not aware. 



Genus CXII. — Apamea, Ochse7ilieimer. 



Puljii moderate, subclavate, the basal joints clothed with elongate broad scales, 

 the terminal exposed, obtuse, not so long as the basal, very slender, compressedi, 

 the apex obtuse, the intermediate joint as long again as the first, slightly bent 

 and somewhat acute at each extremity, basal joint a little curved, rather slender 

 at the base : maxUlce as long as the antenna;. Antenncs very slender, pubescent 

 beneath, pilose in the males : head with a dense fascicle of scales on the crown : 

 rijes globose, naked : thorax subquadrate, slightly crested, the crest anteriorly 

 and posteriorly bifid : wings deflexed during repose ; anterior elongate tri- 

 angular, obtuse, the apex in the two first species slightly acuminated : ab- 

 domcn moderate, scarcely tufted on the back and sides, the apex with a small 

 tuft, obtuse in the males, acute in the females. Caterpillar naked: pupa 

 subterranean. 



